Ezekiel 10:17
New International Version
When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

New Living Translation
When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stopped. When they flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

English Standard Version
When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

Berean Standard Bible
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

King James Bible
When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

New King James Version
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when one was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

New American Standard Bible
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose up, the wheels would rise with them, because the spirit of the living beings was in them.

NASB 1995
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose up, the wheels would rise with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in them.

NASB 1977
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose up, the wheels would rise with them; for the spirit of the living beings was in them.

Legacy Standard Bible
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose up, the wheels would rise with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

Amplified Bible
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose upward, the wheels would rise with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in these [wheels].

Christian Standard Bible
When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

American Standard Version
When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

English Revised Version
When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the angels stood still, the wheels stood still. When the angels rose, the wheels rose with them. The spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Good News Translation
When the creatures stopped, the wheels stopped; and when the creatures flew, the wheels went with them, because the creatures controlled them.

International Standard Version
When they stood still, the wheels stood still. When they rose up, the wheels rose up, too, because they were alive.

Majority Standard Bible
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

NET Bible
When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose up, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

New Heart English Bible
When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

Webster's Bible Translation
When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

World English Bible
When they stood, these stood. When they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
In their standing they stand, and in their exaltation they are exalted with them: for [the] spirit of the living creature [is] in them.

Young's Literal Translation
In their standing they stand, and in their exaltation they are exalted with them: for the living spirit is in them.

Smith's Literal Translation
In their standing, they will stand: and in their rising, they will rise with them: for the spirit of life was in them:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
When they stood, these stood: and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up: for the spirit of life was in them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
When they were standing, these stood still. And when they were lifted up, these were lifted up. For the spirit of life was in them.

New American Bible
When they stood still, the wheels stood still; when they rose up, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

New Revised Standard Version
When they stopped, the others stopped, and when they rose up, the others rose up with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up also; when the cherubim lifted their wings, the wheels also lifted up with them; for the spirit of life was in them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And whenever they were standing, these were standing, and whenever they were lifted up, these were lifted up, and whenever the Cherubim were moving on, their wings were moving the wheels with them, because The Spirit of Life was in them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
When they stood, these stood, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
When they stood, the wheels stood; and when they mounted up, the wheels mounted up with them: because the spirit of life was in them.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
God's Glory Exits the Temple
16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side. 17When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 1:19-21
So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. / Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. / When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Revelation 4:6-8
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Ezekiel 11:22-23
Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. / And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.

Revelation 1:10-11
On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, / saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Ezekiel 3:12-14
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!” / It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound. / So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.

Revelation 10:8-11
Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.” / And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” / So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter. ...

Ezekiel 43:1-5
Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east, / and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory. / The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown, ...

Revelation 21:10-11
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

Ezekiel 8:4
And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.

Revelation 5:6-8
Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Ezekiel 9:3
Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

Revelation 15:5-8
After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven. / And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests. / Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. ...

Ezekiel 1:12
Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.

Revelation 19:4
And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”

Ezekiel 1:28
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.


Treasury of Scripture

When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

for

Ezekiel 1:12,20,21
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went…

of the living creature.

Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Revelation 11:11
And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

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When the cherubim stood still
The term "cherubim" refers to a class of angelic beings often associated with the presence and glory of God. In Hebrew, "cherubim" (כְּרוּבִים) is the plural of "cherub" (כְּרוּב), which suggests a powerful, divine presence. Historically, cherubim are depicted as guardians of sacred spaces, such as the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:24) and the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18-22). In Ezekiel's vision, the cherubim represent the divine chariot of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and majesty. The phrase "stood still" indicates a moment of divine pause, suggesting that God's presence is both dynamic and stable, capable of movement and rest according to His will.

the wheels stood still
The "wheels" in Ezekiel's vision are part of the complex imagery of God's chariot-throne. The Hebrew word for "wheels" is "אוֹפַנִּים" (ophanim), which conveys the idea of circular motion and the ability to move in any direction. The wheels' stillness when the cherubim stood still signifies the perfect harmony and unity between the divine beings and the mechanisms of God's chariot. This imagery underscores the idea that God's actions are deliberate and purposeful, and that His creation operates in perfect synchronization with His divine will.

and when they moved, the wheels moved with them
This phrase highlights the seamless coordination between the cherubim and the wheels, symbolizing the unity and coherence of God's creation. The movement of the cherubim and wheels together suggests that God's presence is active and dynamic, constantly working in the world. The Hebrew verb for "moved" (נָסַע, nasa) implies a journey or progression, indicating that God's purposes are continually advancing. This serves as a reminder that God is not static but is actively involved in the unfolding of history and the lives of His people.

for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels
The "spirit" (רוּחַ, ruach) in Hebrew can mean breath, wind, or spirit, and in this context, it signifies the divine life force that animates the living creatures and the wheels. The phrase "living creatures" (חַיּוֹת, chayot) refers to the cherubim, emphasizing their vitality and connection to God's life-giving power. The presence of the spirit in the wheels indicates that God's divine energy and purpose permeate all aspects of His creation. This unity of spirit between the cherubim and the wheels illustrates the interconnectedness of God's heavenly and earthly realms, affirming that His divine will is executed with precision and authority.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When the cherubim stood still,
בְּעָמְדָ֣ם (bə·‘ā·mə·ḏām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

the wheels also stood still,
יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ (ya·‘ă·mō·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

and when they ascended,
וּבְרוֹמָ֖ם (ū·ḇə·rō·w·mām)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

the wheels ascended
יֵר֣וֹמּוּ (yê·rō·wm·mū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7426: To be exalted

with them,
אוֹתָ֑ם (’ō·w·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

for
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the spirit
ר֥וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

of the living creatures
הַחַיָּ֖ה (ha·ḥay·yāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

was in them.
בָּהֶֽם׃ (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew


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